The Son Of Mexico's Most Notorious Drug Lord Has Been Arrested

The son of Mexico's most wanted man, drug Lord Joaquin 'El Chapo'
Guzman, has been captured, officials have claimed.

Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, 26, was detained by marines in an
early morning raid in the western state of Jalisco, the
Mexican Navy said in a statement.

Earlier this month the US Treasury placed financial sanctions on
Guzman Salazar and several other family members.

That allowed authorities to freeze any assets they had in the US
and barred Americans from doing business with them.

Guzman Salazar, who is suspected of links to drug trafficking,
was taken to Mexico City amid a heavy security force presence.

Joaquin Guzman, 55, whose nickname means "Shorty" and refers to
his 5ft 6 ins stature is the head of the Sinaloa cartel, arguably
Mexico's most powerful gang.

The US considers him the leading drug trafficker in the world and
Forbes magazine estimates his wealth at $1
billion (£630 million).

The arrest of one of his seven children comes just over a week
before Mexico votes for a new leader.

President Felipe Calderon is constitutionally barred from seeking
a further term, and his ruling National Action Party has lost
support due to the drug violence ravaging the country.

There has been mounting speculation that the government would try
to find Guzman, who has a $7 million bounty on his head, before
the election on July 1.

In February police just missed him at a million dollar beach side
mansion where he had been staying in Los Cabos, which this week
hosted the G20 summit Drug violence in Mexico has exploded over
the last decade, and there have been more than 55,000
drug-related killings since December 2006.

Guzman escaped from a maximum security jail in 2001 after being
pushed out in a laundry cart. He has been on the run ever since
and is believed to be moving between locations in Mexico,
Guatemala and Argentina.